Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 27 July 2026

Case Overview

  • Parties: Additional Director General (Adjudication) (Petitioner) vs M/s Sony India Pvt Ltd (Respondent).
  • Origin: The civil appeal arises from impugned final judgments and orders dated 09-04-2025 in CA Nos. 50098/2017, 50099/2017, 50100/2017, and 50280/2017 passed by the Custom Excise Service Tax Appellate Tribunal.
  • Interim Applications: IA No. 83122/2026 seeking condonation of delay in filing the appeal; IA No. 83823/2026 seeking a stay of the proceedings.
  • Hearing Details: The matter was called for hearing on 27-07-2026 before a bench comprising Hon'ble Mr. Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Hon'ble Mr. Justice K. Vinod Chandran. Counsel for the petitioner included N. Venkataraman (A.S.G.), Gurmeet Singh Makker (AOR), Divya Jyoti Singh (AOR), V.C. Bharathi, Kartikey Asthana, and Raman Yadav. Counsel for the respondent comprised V. Lakshmikumaran, L. Badri Narayanan, Charanya Lakshmikumaran, Neha Choudhary (AOR), Medha Sinha, Nitum Jain, Swastik Mishra, Yashovardhan Singh, and Adithya Nair.
  • Order: The Court directed that the matter be tagged with Civil Appeal No.3541/2025.

Final Outcome

The case was assigned Civil Appeal No.3541/2025; no further substantive orders, judgments, or directions were issued during this hearing.

Topics: Legal Proceedings, Taxation Appeal, Sony India